"Red Engine" Drives Green Hydrogen to Choose Weichai Power to Run Dreams

Original source: Securities Daily

Reporter: Yu Nan Wang Xi

Recently, two national-level projects, the National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Center and the National “Hydrogen Entering Ten Thousands” technology demonstration project, were simultaneously located in Shandong, and both were handed over to Weichai Power for construction.

When the party was founded one hundred years ago, a reporter from Securities Daily walked into Weichai Power and deeply felt that the reason why this state-owned enterprise, which has been developing rapidly for more than 20 years, has seized every opportunity of the times lies in its possession of three magic weapons: one A united and energetic team, a scientific spirit of "innovation and tolerance of failure", and a forward-looking and efficient decision-making and execution mechanism.

The root cause of Weichai’s three magic weapons is to always closely integrate the strengthening of party building with the development of the company.

"The role of Weichai's party building work on the reform and development of enterprises is subtle, and it is also the most core and significant source of power.

Aiming at the market, "both hands" must be hard

Set the clock back 5 years ago.

"The result of that discussion is that everyone is not optimistic that there will be some kind of technical route that will dominate the world.

The big discussion that year unified Weichai's internal thinking on vigorously developing new energy business.

But the new energy business is not all of the "2020-2030 strategy".

The global diesel engine industry has always believed in "whoever breaks through 50% thermal efficiency first, who can truly lead the world.

"The technical route is ultimately selected by the market, and the market is ultimately determined by consumers.

Deploy hydrogen energy at a higher position

In terms of hydrogen energy, as early as 2019, Weichai teamed up with Zhongtong Bus to develop a new generation of hydrogen fuel cell buses, which were the first to be put into operation in Shandong.

Xi Fuqiang, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Hydrogen Technology Party Branch of Weichai New Energy, told the "Securities Daily" reporter that in order to implement the instructions of the company's party committee and realize the application of hydrogen fuel cells to urban public transport, the team has not delved and promoted.

Although hydrogen fuel cells are only one of Weichai’s fuel cell technology routes, and even fuel cells are only one of the company’s new energy business priorities, due to the popularity of the two “hydrogen-related” national-level projects, Weichai Power is unknowingly China has been labeled as "Hydrogen Pioneer".

New things will always be questioned.

　　"In fact, this view is not uncommon.

　　"The development of hydrogen energy requires an overall view and a high-level standpoint.

　　Party members rush to the front in the scientific research decisive battle

　　In fact, as early as before undertaking two national-level projects, through independent innovation and "introduction-digestion-absorption-re-innovation", Weichai Power already had all the development and integration capabilities of fuel cell commercial vehicle power systems, and built "Battery + motor + electric control" is a new energy power system integration advantage.

　　"At present, we have built the world's largest hydrogen fuel cell engine plant with a production capacity of 20,000 units.
We have also developed the country's largest power 160KW hydrogen fuel cell engine and completed the industry's first 49-ton heavy truck cold area test.
" Chen Wenmiao said .

　　It's simple now, but the process is not easy.
Chang Huikai, the leader of the hydrogen fuel cell heavy truck test in the cold area, never forgets the harsh environment of the test area in Hailar.
"The low temperature of -40°C and the high winds of level 6 at every turn blew the face like a knife.
" Chang Huikai clearly remembers that the team members will be speeding on the ice and snow road at 5 o'clock in the morning every morning, until the afternoon.
The sun went down after 4 o'clock.
When the vehicle rested at night, the team members gathered together again in the dark for dismantling and inspection.
"Daytime is too precious, and we are reluctant to let the car stop.
"

　　Chang Huikai said that many of the members of the experimental team participated in the experiment in the cold region for the first time.
Many of them were young party members.
“When the charge horn sounds, you have to climb the snow-capped mountains and cross the grass! It’s passion, it’s faith.
"

　　In Chen Wenmiao's view, Weichai insists on "'focusing on the main business with no distraction'.
If we only consider short-term self-interest, we don't need to participate in and promote the construction of the entire industrial chain.
"

　　"In other words, as a national technology innovation platform that faces the frontiers of world technology and major national needs, and serves national strategies and industry development, although the National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Center is led by Weichai Power, this center should be said to be the entire industry.
It belongs to the country.
” Chen Wenmiao said, “In terms of the system, the National Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Center is a co-construction unit that holds shares.
The center is building and deploying scientific research to support common key technologies of fuel cells, technology application development, and technological breakthroughs in testing and evaluation.
The platform is open to the industry for sharing, and is committed to building an innovative service system based on Shandong, serving the country, and going to the world.
"

　　"Red Engine" leads to the end

　　Adhere to the unity of party leadership and perfect corporate governance, and adhere to the deep integration of party building and reform and development in state-owned enterprises.
Today, Weichai’s party committee has 10 general party branches and 84 party branches.
There are currently more than 2,600 party members.
A unique party building cultural system.
From the "Three Chapters of the Agreement" as the foundation of the enterprise to "Customer satisfaction is our purpose", from the passion culture of "Do not fight for the first is mixing" to the efficiency culture of "One day as two and a half days", Weichai has adopted the party's The essence of thought has been integrated into the actual development of the company, armed with powerful ideas, and a solid spiritual foundation has been built for the high-quality development of the company.

　　Liu Nannan told reporters: “The company’s executives represented by Tan Xuguang are doing their best to infect us with their family and country feelings and spirit of hard work.
They also put the party’s everything from reality, integrate theory with practice, seek truth from facts, and test and develop in practice.
The ideological line and connotation of "Truth" have been taught to us.
This makes the party building work truly become the "red engine" of Weichai's reform and development.
"

　　At the same time, with efficient project management and development processes, especially the scientific attitude of "tolerance of failure", Weichai has given young people a stage to fully display their talents, allowing every employee to understand the destiny of the company from the heart.
Individuals are connected together, innovation efficiency has been truly improved, and a good R&D ecology has been formed.

　　Today's Weichai is no longer satisfied with only realizing the benefits of its own development.
In the new journey of "making Weichai a century-old international brand in China's manufacturing industry", Weichai is thinking about what the country thinks and is anxious about what the country wants.
Urgent, and this may be the most important reason behind the two national projects joining Weichai.